Posted on September 6, 2012 by beyondthecurtainThe New American
Around the country, the Republican Party is mounting legal challenges to keep third-party candidates off the ballot in November.
Writer Karl Dickey reports in the Examiner that “in recent weeks, with the full support and legal assistance of the Republican Party, [Gary] Johnson’s ballot status has been challenged in Michigan, Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia, Iowa and now Ohio.” Gary Johnson (pictured) is the former governor of New Mexico and the Libertarian Party’s candidate for president of the United States. As of this writing, Johnson is on the ballot in 43 states.
On September 1 the Ohio voters challenging Johnson’s appearance on the November ballot officially withdrew their opposition. In the one-page notice filed with the office of Ohio’s Secretary of State, Kelly Mills and Cynthia Rees did not explain their decision to drop their protest.
It could be related to the decision of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decision handed down on August 31 dismissing the Ohio state legislature’s appeal of a U.S. district court ruling putting the Libertarian Party on the ballot for 2012.
On August 31, a senior advisor to Johnson released a statement regarding the various efforts to block Libertarian ballot access:

Kotter: "You are lucky I'm truly not the vindictive or psycho type...I'd be careful from now on, and I'd just back the hell off if I were you....otherwise, the Mizzou "extension office" life might get exciting"

Because it's a close election and they can't afford to be Naderized by any 3P, especially one polling at 7% in some western states.
I mean it's not like they have a Ronald Reagan running to overcome one. Reagan had Anderson to contend with and still won in a landslide.
I hear Obama has the Electoral College edge currently.

In the best interest of the country. The Paul nuts must not be allowed to get obama re-elected.

But there are only 34 of us total who just hound the internet all day spamming online straw polls and donating all of our yearly earnings to Paul's campaign! We're so insignificant and few! You don't need us!

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Originally Posted by Reaper16

I would read an entire blog of SNR breaking down athletes' musical capabilities like draft scouting reports.

But there are only 34 of us total who just hound the internet all day spamming online straw polls and donating all of our yearly earnings to Paul's campaign! We're so insignificant and few! You don't need us!

I was just positing a theory, I wouldn't claim to have the facts of this story or to even know if the OP is accurate.
It is clear that there is a certain lunatic fringe element of Paulites though.